Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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